Digging beyond the census entries

Lead of the week: “Many brush it aside as a hobby for lonely old cat ladies, but genealogy is for everyone.” Oh yay! (This was in a college newspaper, so I’m not going to pile on with a link. But I couldn’t resist quoting. And picturing people flashing their Lonely Old Cat Lady Membership Cards.)

Techie Time: Yay, RootsTech! Wish I could have been there. But since I wasn’t, I liked this article covering one of their sessions, about how to make a genealogy podcast. (Maybe the nine-year-old can produce mine, after she finishes redesigning my business cards.) In other RootsTech news and notes:

Interesting: DearMYRTLE passes on the news that the National Institute for Genealogical Studies has acquired GenealogyWise, “a place to network with other researchers and make discoveries about your family history.” Many intriguing features involved here, including a Live Meeting for members.

Useful: Need to look up a Roman Catholic record in the borough of Manhattan? This is a nice list of Manhattan churches and their holdings. (h/t to Pat Connors on the NY-IRISH list.)